Arbind Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79241 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2022 Thana- DAGARUA District- Purnia ====================================================== Arbind Chaudhary Son Of Late Bhadaiee Chaudhary R/O Village- Babhnee, P.S.- Dagarua, Dist.- Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rakesh Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 13-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 436, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Petitioner along with other accused persons are said to have assaulted the informant's side. They also set the house on fire due to which house hold articles, food grains, clothes and cash of Rs. 10,000/-, ornament, Adhar Card and valuable documents burnt.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no specific overt act against the petitioner. He submits that there is general and omnibus allegation levelled against the petitioner. He submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79241 of 2023(2) dt.13-12-2023 2/2 similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 08.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 2627 of 2023. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail, let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Dagarua P.S. Case No. 44 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T